3David swore further, “Your father knows well that you are fond of me and has decided: Yehonatan must not learn of this or he will be grieved. But, as Hashem lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death.”

12 Then Yehonatan said to David, “By Hashem, the God of Yisrael! I will sound out my father at this time tomorrow, [or] on the third day; and if [his response] is favorable for David, I will send a message to you at once and disclose it to you.

13 But if my father intends to do you harm, may Hashem do thus to Yehonatan and more if I do [not] disclose it to you and send you off to escape unharmed. May Hashem be with you, as He used to be with my father.

The Sages teach that the moon is a symbol of the People of Israel. Just as the moon waxes and wanes, appearing tiny when it is new but large by the middle of the month, the Children of Israel follow a similar cycle. Though at times they are a small and downtrodden nation, they will again become great in the eyes of all. In our era, with the establishment of the State of Israel, we are beginning to see the truth of this statement. When the world is ultimately blessed with the Mashiach, from the house of David, the light from the People of Israel will shine its brightest, originating in the Land of Israel and illuminating the entire world.Comment

19 So the day after tomorrow, go down all the way to the place where you hid the other time, and stay close to the Ezel stone.

29 He said, ‘Please let me go, for we are going to have a family feast in our town and my brother has summoned me to it. Do me a favor, let me slip away to see my kinsmen.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”

30Shaul flew into a rage against Yehonatan. “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman!” he shouted. “I know that you side with the son of Yishai—to your shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness!

41 When the boy got there, David emerged from his concealment at the Negev. He flung himself face down on the ground and bowed low three times. They kissed each other and wept together; David wept the longer.

Samuel Map

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